American
History Year One Curriculum
Books and Materials List for Topic 27
This page contains the books and materials (plus reviews) used in our American history curriculum topic 27. In this topic of our history curriculum you will learn about Abraham Lincoln, slavery, "bloody" Kansas, the Civil War and more.
Books and Materials for Topic 27
Abraham
Lincoln (by D’Aulaire)
I don’t remember a single other book we read in
first grade (other than our phonics “reader”) but I DO remember this one. Our
teacher was sick for about a week and a substitute read D’Aulaire’s Abraham Lincoln
to us. I remember absolutely delighting in the entire story and the illustrations
(especially the one where muddy footprints were being made on the ceiling of Lincoln’s
boyhood home). It was one of the books that helped to spark in me an early love
for history. I was so happy to find this book as an adult. Now my kids can enjoy
this classic too!
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Otter's rating: 4 stars
Gettysburg:
A Day That Changed America (by Shelley Tanaka)
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If
You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln (by Ann Mcgovern)
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Otter's rating: 4 stars
If
You Lived When There Was Slavery in America (by Anne Kamma)
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Before Daybreak: Cotton And People In America (by Deborah Hopkinson)
This
book is a about the men, women and children who worked in the cotton industry
(not just slaves but also sharecroppers and mill girls). Some of the stories are
heartbreaking. It’s worth obtaining to really understand the role cotton had in
shaping our history.
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Otter's rating: 5 stars
Abe
Lincoln's Hat (Step into Reading 3) (by Martha Brenner)
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If
You Traveled on the Underground Railroad (by Ellen Levine)
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Otter's rating: 5 stars
Slavery
and the Underground Railroad: Bound for Freedom (Civil War Library) (by Carin
T. Ford)
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Up
the Learning Tree (by Marcia K. Vaughan)
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Otter's rating: 3 stars
Our
Kansas Home (book 3) (by Deborah Hopkinson) *optional
I scheduled this
book because understanding what happened in Kansas is important in understanding
part of why the Civil War erupted. You may want to Google “bloody Kansas” to get
more background information. Here is a site with some info: Kansas-Nebraska
Act.
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*Note for the above book, you may want to start the entire series of 3 with the following two books:
Prairie
Skies: Pioneer Summer (book 1) (by Deborah Hopkinson)
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Prairie
Skies: Cabin in the Snow (book 2) (by Deborah Hopkinson)
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Escape
North! : The Story of Harriet Tubman (Step into Reading 4) (by Monica Kulling)
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Meet
Addy An American Girl Book 1 (by Connie Porter)
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Welcome
to Addy's World, 1864: Growing Up During America's Civil War (by Susan Sinnott)
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A
Ballad of the Civil War (Trophy Chapter Book) (by Mary Stolz)
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*This is an optional read-aloud from
a free online text.
79.
FILLMORE–THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
80.
PIERCE–THE STORY OF "BLEEDING KANSAS"
81.
BUCHANAN–THE STORY OF THE MORMONS
82.
BUCHANAN–THE FIRST SHOTS
83.
LINCOLN–FROM BULL RUN TO FORT DONELSON
84.
LINCOLN–THE STORY OF THE FIRST BATTLE BETWEEN IRONCLADS
85.
LINCOLN–THE BATTLE OF SHILOH AND THE TAKING OF NEW ORLEANS
86.
LINCOLN–THE SLAVES ARE MADE FREE
87.
LINCOLN–CHANCELLORSVILLE–THE DEATH OF STONEWALL JACKSON
88.
LINCOLN–THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
89.
LINCOLN–GRANT'S CAMPAIGN–SHERIDAN'S RIDE
90.
LINCOLN–SHERMAN'S MARCH TO THE SEA–LINCOLN RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT
91.
LINCOLN–THE END OF THE WAR–THE PRESIDENT'S DEATH
Abraham Lincoln [videorecording]
/ a production of Schlessinger Media, a division of Library Video Company ; produced
by JWM Productions, LLC. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, c2003.
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Harriet Tubman [videorecording]
/ a production of Schlessinger Media, a division of Library Video Company ; produced
by JWM Productions. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, c2003.
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American Adventures True Stories From America’s Past 1770-1870
The Story of the U.S.A Book 2: A Young Nation Solves Its Problems
American Kids in History Pioneer Days
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